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- [siv-ee]
- /ˈsɪv i/
- /ˈsɪvɪ/
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- [siv-ee]
- /ˈsɪv i/
Definitions of civvy word
- noun civvy a civilian 3
- noun civvy civilian dress as opposed to uniform 3
- noun plural civvy civvies, Also, civies. civilian clothes. 1
- noun plural civvy a civilian. 1
- noun civvy Civilian, someone not in the military. 1
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Origin of civvy
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; civ(ilian) + -y2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Civvy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
civvy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
civvy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with civvy
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